Registration and Accreditation 20 December 2022

Provider: The Institute of International Studies (TIIS) Pty Ltd

Renewal of registration

Report on renewal of registration of The Institute of International Studies (TIIS) Pty Ltd

On 20 December 2022 TEQSA:

  • renewed, under section 36 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), the registration of The Institute of International Studies (TIIS) Pty Ltd in the category of Institute of Higher Education, for a period of four (4) years until 20 December 2026.
  • renewed, under section 56 of the TEQSA Act the accreditation of the following courses of study for a period of four (4) years until 20 December 2026:
    1. Master of Professional Accounting
    2. Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting.
  • revoked, under section 32 of the TEQSA Act, Conditions 2 and 6 imposed on the registration of The Institute of International Studies (TIIS) Pty Ltd on 13 October 2017.
  • imposed, under section 32 of the TEQSA Act, four (4) conditions on the registration of The Institute of International Studies (TIIS) Pty Ltd.

Condition 1: Corporate and Academic Governance

By 31 August 2023 and for each financial year during the current period of registration provide TEQSA with evidence of the implementation of its revised corporate and academic governance processes, including copies of the following reports to the Board of Directors and the approved meeting minutes reporting consideration and actions in response to recommendations related to:

  1. Audit and Risk Committee reports
  2. Financial Reports
  3. Annual report on academic staff scholarship

Condition 2: Course Review

  1. By 30 June 2023 TIIS must engage a suitably qualified independent expert, with the agreement of TEQSA as to the identity of the expert and terms of reference of the course report, to undertake a review of the Graduate Certificate of Professional Accounting and Master of Professional Accounting.
  2. By 30 September 2023 TIIS must provide evidence of consideration and approval of the course review report, and any actions in response to the report, by the relevant governance bodies.

Condition 3: Quality Assurance Reports

By 30 June 2023 and each year during the current period of accreditation TIIS must provide TEQSA with an annual course report of the Master of Professional Accounting and the approved meeting minutes reporting actions in response to recommendations. The annual course report must include analysis of course quality that incorporates:

  1. admission (comparing progress and success rates for student cohorts by admission pathway, including impact of any credit awarded)
  2. student data for attrition, completion, progress rates
  3. external referencing of student achievement (including attrition, progression, completion and grade distribution) in comparator courses at other higher education providers
  4. assessment methods and grading of student achievement of the learning outcomes distributions
  5. quality of teaching and overall delivery of units within the course.

Condition 4:Representation, Information Management and Student Records

By 30 June 2023, TIIS must provide to TEQSA copies of the following reports from TIIS' information management systems:

  1. the Graduation Register (or equivalent information systems student records report) of all Graduate Certificate of Professional Accounting and Master of Professional Accounting qualifications awarded by TIIS since initial accreditation in 2017.
  2. a report of all Record of Results certification issued for student completion of one or more units of study that does not lead to the award of a qualification (non-award), including the relevant teaching period when the units were undertaken and completed.

Main reasons for the decision

TEQSA made these decisions in light of risks that The Institute of International Studies (TIIS) Pty Ltd may not meet, or continue to meet, the following provisions of the Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2021:

  1. Section 6.1 of Part A in relation to corporate governance
  2. Section 6.2 of Part A in relation to corporate monitoring and accountability
  3. Section 6.3 of Part A in relation to academic governance
  4. Section 5.3 of Part A in relation to quality assurance processes for monitoring course quality
  5. Section 3.2 of Part A and B1.1.2 of Part B in relation to academic and teaching staff scholarship activities
  6. Section 7.3 of Part A in relation to information management
  7. Section 1.5 of Part A in relation to qualifications and certification

Application to withdraw conditions

In accordance with section 32 of the TEQSA Act, TEQSA may vary or revoke a condition imposed on the registration of a higher education provider, either on its own initiative, or upon application by the provider for variation or revocation.